volatility index: As exit polls scream Modi 3.0, D-Street ‘volatility crushed’ 22% to 19 level

volatility index: As exit polls scream Modi 3.0, D-Street ‘volatility crushed’ 22% to 19 level

D-Street fear index India VIX fell 22% to the day’s low of 19.12 on Monday after a screaming call by exit polls suggesting the return of the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led NDA government. At 1:20 pm India Vix stood at 20.21, down by 17.85% from 24.60 on Friday. According to the average of … Read more

Tech View: Nifty forms long-legged Doji candle. What should traders do inelection result week

Tech View: Nifty forms long-legged Doji candle. What should traders do inelection result week

Nifty formed a long-legged Doji candle on the daily charts to breach a 5-day losing streak, ending 42 points higher at 22,531. The 50-DMA is placed at around the 22,400 level, and a slip below this level could shift the test to the 22,300-22,260 zone. However, crossing 22,660 could resume the bullish trend, Om Mehra … Read more

Tech View: Nifty slips below 21EMA. What traders should do on Friday

Tech View: Nifty slips below 21EMA. What traders should do on Friday

Nifty ended Thursday with declines of 216.05 points 1% at 22,488.65 led by strong selling pressure in most sectors. The 50-stock index fell for the fifth straight session and is now trading below the crucial 21-day Exponential Moving Average (21EMA). “The recent decline has disrupted the positive momentum, with Nifty falling below its crucial short-term … Read more

Tech View: Dark cloud pattern seen on Nifty charts. What traders should do on Thursday expiry

Tech View: Dark cloud pattern seen on Nifty charts. What traders should do on Thursday expiry

Nifty on Wednesday ended 183 points lower near the 22,700 level as the index formed a dark cloud cover candlestick pattern on the daily chart. Support for Nifty is now seen at 22,675-700 and 22,500 levels. On the higher side, the immediate resistance zone is at 22,825-850 levels and the next psychological resistance is at … Read more

Tech View: Nifty consolidating around Mt 23k for 3 days. What traders should do

Tech View: Nifty consolidating around Mt 23k for 3 days. What traders should do

Nifty ended Tuesday’s session 44 points lower at 22,888 to form a bearish candle on the daily scale. The index is trading above its key moving average supports and the RSI on the daily chart is positive. “While we expect further upsides and new life highs in the coming sessions in the run-up to the … Read more

bitcoin falls: Bitcoin falls 3% as traders mull risk of sales linked to Mt. Gox

bitcoin falls: Bitcoin falls 3% as traders mull risk of sales linked to Mt. Gox

Bitcoin fell as traders monitored transfers by wallets belonging to the failed Mt. Gox exchange, whose administrators have been stepping up efforts to return a $9 billion hoard of the largest digital asset to creditors. The original cryptocurrency dropped as much as 2.7% and was trading at about $67,840 as of 12:15 p.m. Tuesday in … Read more

Sensex: Sensex tops 76,000, then beats a retreat

Sensex: Sensex tops 76,000, then beats a retreat

Mumbai: India’s benchmark indices made fresh highs on Monday but gave up early gains as the sentiment remained edgy in the run-up to the election results on June 4. The Sensex crossed 76,000 and the Nifty crossed 23,100 for the first time but failed to close above these levels. Nifty ended at 22,932.4, down 24.6 … Read more

Tech View: Nifty stiff resistance around 23,000-100. What traders should do on Tuesday

Tech View: Nifty stiff resistance around 23,000-100. What traders should do on Tuesday

Nifty on Monday ended 25 points lower to form a minor bearish candle on the daily chart. The up move was not supported by the momentum as on the hourly time frame there is a negative crossover, analysts say. “Thus, we shall expect more consolidation before the next leg of an uptrend resumes. Also, after … Read more

Tech View: Nifty forms Doji candle. What traders should do next week

Tech View: Nifty forms Doji candle. What traders should do next week

Nifty on Friday ended near the flatline after climbing the 23,000-mark for the first time in history. The index formed a Doji candle during the day after Thursday’s big bull candle. On the daily chart, Nifty continues to hold above the 20 and 50-day SMA, which is a positive signal. The 14-day RSI at 67.5 … Read more

D-Street: Raging bulls of India: D-Street dances to RBI record

D-Street: Raging bulls of India: D-Street dances to RBI record

Mumbai: India’s benchmark indices soared to fresh all-time highs on Thursday as the Reserve Bank of India’s larger-than-expected dividend payment to the government prompted traders to cover some of their bearish bets. Receding uncertainty over the BJP’s performance in the general elections also bolstered sentiment, with the NSE Nifty ending a whisker away from 23,000. … Read more